Winter Canal

Continuing with my efforts in charcoal, this is a winter scene in the Netherlands.

We’ve traveled extensively on the canals of the Netherlands. Not long ago these canals froze every winter and to this day the Dutch people are over-represented in the Winter Olympic speed skating events.

This canal is located near ‘s-Hertogenbosch. People call it Den Bosch. There are some 160,000 residents. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest city by population in the Netherlands. It is famous for the Bossche bol – called chocoladebol locally. It is a puff pastry filled with delicious thick whipped cream and covered with chocolate.